Fargo, ND, WPH Press, 10/7/26
On October 2-3, forty-six players from North Dakota, Minnesota, Manitoba, and Arizona battled on the courts while fans from as far as Tennessee, Utah, and Germany cheered them on. The results are provided further below.
At the Friday Night Social, some players and fans kept going strong until close to midnight, we set a club record for the largest social food/beverage tab, and everyone had a great time. Thank you to the many local players who made the donations that made this possible!
At the Saturday Night Banquet, players and fans enjoyed cold beverages, great food, and a 50-pound sheet cake celebrating Rudy; a slide show and several presentations/speeches honoring Rudy; the Presentation of the Rudy Harris Award to Dee Jones, Kent Jones, and Richard Stevens for their contributions to and promotion of handball; and the thrill of the raffle. Thanks to a number of generous players and guests buying raffle tickets for the Mankato State student players, the Mankato crew walked away with the most raffle prizes. However, Denny Tallman won the grand prize!
Special thanks go out to:
- Rudy’s kids (Richard, Bill, & Diane), their children, and other relatives who made the trek to Fargo to help us honor Rudy! We hope you enjoyed being in Fargo as much as we enjoyed having you all hear!!!
- Dee Jones and Bill Kelly for the extensive time they each put in planning, organizing, and running various aspects of the tournament! Your hard work made the tournament a huge success!!!
- The many committee members and local players who donated significant time and/or money to help us pull off the largest and best tournament the F-M Handball Club and YMCA have hosted in many years!!!
50th Annual Rudy Harris Handball Tournament Results:
Open Singles:
Champion: Bryon Trejo (Mankato MN,)
Second Place: Luke Sandy (Fargo, ND)
A Singles Round Robin:
Champion: Graeme Kempkes (Mankato, MN)
Second Place: Gabe Gravin (Mankato, MN)
Open-A Doubles:
Champion: Brian Trejo (Mankato, MN) / Zack Wells (Mankato, MN)
Second Place: Drew Sandy (Fargo, ND) / Zack Sandy (Fargo, ND)
Consolation: Angel Hernandez (Fargo, ND) / Oscar Hernandez (Fargo, ND)
B Singles:
Champion: Gabe Gravin (Mankato, MN)
Second Place: Wallace Michels (Mankato, MN)
Consolation: Carter Gilmore (Winnipeg, MB)
B Doubles Round Robin:
Champion: Wallace Michels (Mankato, MN) / Nathan Peterson (Mankato, MN)
Second Place: Carter Gilmore (Winnipeg, MB) / Jackson Gilmore (Winnipeg, MB)
Master-40+ Singles:
Champion: John Stoffel (Mankato, MN)
Second Place: Jeff Kohut (Winnipeg, MB)
Consolation: Jason Weimer (Fargo, ND)
Master-40+ Doubles:
Champion: Isiah Jones (Fargo, ND) / Kent Jones (Fargo, ND)
Second Place: Jeff Bry (Fargo, ND) / Mike McMullen (Fargo, ND)
Consolation: Thomas Overmiller (Fargo, ND) / Dave Reuter (Fargo, ND)
60+ Doubles Round Robin:
Champion: Dick Reis (Fargo, ND) / Kent Jones (Fargo, ND)
Second Place: Lisa Fraser (Winnipeg, MB) / Darrel Gilmore (Winnipeg, MB)
75+ Singles:
Champion: Merv Deckert (Winnipeg, MB)
Second Place: Glenn Solin (Duluth, MN)
Consolation: Dave Coulter (Winnipeg, MB)
75+ Doubles:
Champion: Merv Deckert (Winnipeg, MB) / Dave Coulter (Winnipeg, MB)
Second Place: Dick Reis (Fargo, ND) / Tom Olson (Arizona)
Consolation: Ron Mruss (Winnipeg, MB) / Ed Kohut (Winnipeg, MB)
November 2026:
2026 Minnesota State Singles Handball Tournament & R48 Pre-Qualifier, November 20-22, Minnesota State University-Mankato, Mankato, MN – for more details and to enter, go HERE
Written by Mark Winkelman